Grounded in the Girl Scout Promise and Law, Girl Scouting is a non-formal, experiential, and cooperative education program that promotes girls’ personal growth and leadership development. Partnering with caring adults, girls design fun and challenging activities that empower them and raise their voices within a local, national, and global sisterhood.

Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

The Girl Scout Program

The Girl Scout program is girl-focused and girl-driven. We believe girls learn best by doing. Our experiential learning model is grounded in the best research and promotes personal growth and leadership development in a physically and emotionally safe, girls-only environment.

Spiritual Force

The motivating force in Girl Scouting is spiritual. The ways in which members identify and fulfill their spiritual beliefs are personal and private.

Open Membership

The Girl Scout Movement is open to all girls and adults who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law and meet membership requirements.

Diversity and Pluralism

Girl Scouts advance diversity and pluralism in our Movement and in the communities in which we live.

Responsibility for the Movement and Democratic Process

The ultimate responsibility for the Girl Scout Movement rests with its members. We govern by an efficient and effective democratic process that demonstrates our leadership in a fast-changing world.

Girl/Adult Partnership

Adults partner with girls to guide and inspire growth and achievement. Volunteers are essential to the strength and capacity of our Movement.

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)

We are active partners in a worldwide sisterhood through our affiliation with WAGGGS. We work with WAGGGS to address the needs of girls and to build a network of global citizens.

Community Partners

We take an active leadership role and are collaborative partners in the community.

Voice

We are a premier voice for girls and an expert on their growth and development.